In this week's Sweden in Focus Extra: Green Party joint leader Daniel Helldén on criticism of government climate policy, the EU elections, immigration and online attacks from far-right troll accounts.

After a turbulent period for the party, the Greens recently put in place a new leadership duo: Daniel Helldén, previously vice mayor of Stockholm, and Amanda Lind, the former culture minister.

We chat this week with Daniel Helldén to find out about the party’s direction ahead of the upcoming EU election and beyond. We also ask where the party stands on new income requirements for work permit holders and what Helldén thinks of revelations about anonymous social media troll accounts run by the Sweden Democrats.

• THE KEY PLAYERS: Who's who in Swedish politics?
• Who are Sweden's top candidates in the European election?

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This week: Fallout from Sweden Democrat troll factory scandal, how Stockholm has prepared for Taylor Swift, excerpts from interview with Green Party leader Daniel Helldén.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Nordic correspondent, Richard Orange. The episode also features interviews with Dagens Nyheter's reporter Evelyn Jones, Stockholm Business Region's communications director Monica Engqvist and Green Party co-leader Daniel Helldén.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Sweden Democrats spread white power propaganda
• How the Sweden Democrats' 'troll factory' tries to shape the immigration debate
• Uncovering a Sweden Democrat troll factory: 'I had to get inside to get the truth'

• Do Taylor Swift's ancestors really come from a small parish in rural Sweden?

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In this week's episode: Security fears and parties in Malmö for Eurovision, how lower interest rates affect people in Sweden, and Sweden Democrats get caught running a social media troll factory.

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Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Richard Orange and Emma Löfgren.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Sweden's Eurovision brings kitsch in the shadow of Gaza
• How Eurovision visitors can make the most of Malmö

• Three ways Sweden's slashed interest rate will boost your finances
• Which Swedish banks have the lowest mortgage rates?

• REVEALED: Sweden Democrats' secret social media 'troll factory'

• For sale: New record as flood of apartments hits the market in Sweden
• How do you beat the stress of the Swedish property bidding frenzy?

• Swedish rail derailments could be linked to 'Russian-backed sabotage'

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